“The possibility of buying gold online”; The news that has become hot in recent weeks and sent many people to the platforms to find out about it. Some believe that these were seductive advertisements of official and unofficial authorities; Because in the form of a message, he encouraged people to buy gold with whatever amount of money they have. It provided the same space for abuse and fraud until this morning the vice president of new technologies of the Central Bank announced the suspension of 2 gold sales platforms.
According to Ideaagency, “Mohammad Keshti-Arai”, a member of the board of the specialized gold and jewelry commission of the Chamber of Guilds of Iran, says about this: “These platforms sell gold in paper form, without the actual gold. In fact, they take gold money from people but do not deliver gold to them. Meanwhile, the price of gold may increase. In a way, these sell empty; That means they don’t have gold in their hands and they only buy and sell gold with paper.”
An issue that Amin Kolahdoozan, the head of the e-commerce center of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, also commented on recently and said about selling gold online: “The most important risk in selling gold is empty selling; It means that the business takes the money from the customer, but does not have the gold; Therefore, according to the recent letter of the Central Bank, which is also supported by the Teta Center (Development of Electronic Commerce), the sold gold must be available and stored in the bank.”
At the same time, Keshtiarai explains, referring to the new rules of this field: “First, the platforms applying to sell gold must receive the necessary permits. Second, they should store the gold equivalent of the gold they intend to trade in the central bank; For example, if they sell 10 kg of gold in paper form and deliver it to the customer, they must deposit the same amount in this bank. This action is to ensure that people’s rights are not violated.”
There is no reason for any famous place to sell gold
By making the claim that “companies such as Digikala and Snapp do not have the license to sell gold online”, he emphasizes: “What does a platform that sells digital goods, for example, have to do with selling gold?” If this company is famous, there is no reason to sell any product. Can this company supply anti-cancer drugs? 3 November pharmacy can be active in this area; Because he is an expert and has the license to do this.
Or can Pasargad Bank sell gold? Not only this bank, no bank can do this; Because he has neither the license nor the expertise in this field. There is no reason at all to sell gold; Therefore, this group of companies must obtain a license to sell online. In other words, a place can get a license to sell gold that has its expertise and can also comply with the regulations. If it doesn’t have these things, it doesn’t matter how well-known that company is in public opinion.”
According to Keshtiarai, “recently, with the start of the activities of these platforms in the field of gold sales, corruptions were revealed. While we have repeatedly warned virtual people not to buy gold. Now, the reason why the central bank immediately announced to stop the activities of this group of platforms in this field is that many people have been deceived in this online space; “The companies and institutions that sold gold in this way disappeared after receiving the money.”
Despite the legal loophole, the activity in this field is a fraud
Referring to the legal gap in this field, the member of the board of directors of the specialized gold and jewelry commission of the Iranian Chamber of Guilds says: “In such a situation, the sale of gold by the platforms without obtaining a license is a kind of fraud.”
Keshtiarai’s words are while the deputy of new technologies of the central bank explains about this: “We sent a letter to the prosecutor’s office. It has been 2 weeks that the organization of these platforms is being done seriously in the Ministry of Security, the Central Bank and several other institutions.
According to him, “various organizations are involved in the activity of gold platforms; Currently, the Ministry of Security, the Central Bank and several other institutions are working on it. With the explanation that the central bank has the least role here among the trade unions that should comment in this area. Noushafarin Vaghefi emphasizes: “cases that do not comply with the relevant regulations will be dealt with and collected soon.”
The responsible devices have not verified the activity of the platforms!
According to the report of Tasnim news agency, “buying and selling gold is easily done on various sites such as Digikala, Snapp, BoniMode, Divar and gold platforms, but the responsible and related institutions have not yet confirmed the validity of their activities, and the gold union had previously claimed that these sites are fake gold and They sell cheap.”
According to this announcement, in addition to the activity of 9 platforms in the field of online purchase of molten gold, 4 platforms are active in the field of online sale of decorative gold. 13 exchange funds are active in the field of gold and several banks and platforms also give gold loans to customers.
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